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=== Prestige Difficulties ===
=== Prestige Difficulties ===


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| More [[Reputation]] required to win.
| More [[Reputation]] required to win.
| Prestigious Expidition
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_PrestigiousExpedition.png}}<br />Prestigious Expedition
| Only the best Viceroys can embark on a Prestigious Expidition,. You'll need to earn 4 additional ]]Repuation]] Points to win. [[Reputation]] rewards are distributed differently, and [[Orders]] are harder.
| Only the best Viceroys can embark on a Prestigious Expidition,. You'll need to earn 4 additional [[Repuation]] Points to win. [[Reputation]] rewards are distributed differently, and [[Orders]] are harder.
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| The [[Storm Season]] lasts longer.
| The [[Storm Season]] lasts longer.
| Crumbling Seal
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_CrumblingSeal.png}}<br /> Prestigious Expedition
| One of the seals is loosening its grip, leaking darkness upon this land. [[Storm Season]] lasts 100% longer.
| One of the seals is loosening its grip, leaking darkness upon this land. [[Storm Season]] lasts 100% longer.
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| [[Blightrot]] appears every 3rd [[Clearance Season]].
| [[Blightrot]] appears every 3rd [[Clearance Season]].
| Blight Swarm
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_BlightSwarm.png}}<br />Blight Swarm
| Large swarms of [[Blightrot]] migrate accross the realm. Every third [[Clearance Season]], 10 [[Blightrot]] Cysts will appear in the settlement.
| Large swarms of [[Blightrot]] migrate accross the realm. Every third [[Clearance Season]], 10 [[Blightrot]] Cysts will appear in the settlement.
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| [[Blueprint]] rerolls cost more.
| [[Blueprint]] rerolls cost more.
| Expensive Lottery
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_ExpensiveLottery.png}}<br />Expensive Lottery
| The Archivist assigned to your settlement is fiercely loyal to the Loyal Court, so bribing him will be more expensive. Blueprint rerolls cost 10 {{rl|Amber}} more.
| The Archivist assigned to your settlement is fiercely loyal to the Loyal Court, so bribing him will be more expensive. Blueprint rerolls cost 10 {{rl|Amber}} more.
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| Villagers with low [[Resolve]] leave faster.
| Villagers with low [[Resolve]] leave faster.
| Higher Standards
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_HigherStandards.png}}<br />Higher Standards
| Villagers are less understanding than they used to be. They're probably getting a bit spoiled by now. Villagers are 100% faster to leave if they have low [[Resolve]]
| Villagers are less understanding than they used to be. They're probably getting a bit spoiled by now. Villagers are 100% faster to leave if they have low [[Resolve]]
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| Buildings costs more.
| Buildings costs more.
| Wet Soil
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_WetSoil.png}}<br />Wet Soil
| It's particularly hard to build anything in this region. Buildings require 50% more materials.
| It's particularly hard to build anything in this region. Buildings require 50% more materials.
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| Higher food consumption.
| Higher food consumption.
| Parasites
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_Parasites.png}}<br />Parasites
| One fo the villagers was sick, and infected the rest of the settlement with a parasite. All villagers have 50% chance of eating twice as much during their break.
| One fo the villagers was sick, and infected the rest of the settlement with a parasite. All villagers have 50% chance of eating twice as much during their break.
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| Villagers consume more luxury goods.
| Villagers consume more luxury goods.
| Consumerism
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_Consumerism.png}}<br />Consumerism
| Villagers have forgotten what a modest life looks like. They want to enjoy life to the fullest. Villagers have a 50% chance to consume double the amount of luxury goods.
| Villagers have forgotten what a modest life looks like. They want to enjoy life to the fullest. Villagers have a 50% chance to consume double the amount of luxury goods.
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| Villagers work slower on [[Events]].
| Villagers work slower on [[Events]].
| Procrastination
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_Procrastination.png}}<br />Procrastination
| Villagers are reluctant to venture into Dangerous Glades. Scouts work 33% slower on [[Glade Events]].
| Villagers are reluctant to venture into Dangerous Glades. Scouts work 33% slower on [[Glade Events]].
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| Goods are worth less to [[Traders]].
| Goods are worth less to [[Traders]].
| Guild of Traders or Thieves?
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_GuildOfThieves.png}}<br />Guild of Thieves or Traders?
| Traders gossip about you doing pretty well lately. All your goods are worth 50% less to traders.
| Traders gossip about you doing pretty well lately. All your goods are worth 50% less to traders.
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| [[Blightrot]] has a stronger impact.
| [[Blightrot]] has a stronger impact.
| Sinister Blight
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_SinisterBlight.png}}<br />Sinister Blight
| The [[Blightrot]]'s impact is stronger. [[Cyst'' generation rate is now increased by 100%, the [[Hearth]] corrupts +50% quicker than normal and all effects that spawn [[Blightrot]] now add twice as many Cysts.
| The [[Blightrot]]'s impact is stronger. [[Cyst'' generation rate is now increased by 100%, the [[Hearth]] corrupts +50% quicker than normal and all effects that spawn [[Blightrot]] now add twice as many Cysts.
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| Fewer [[Blueprints]] to choose from.
| Fewer [[Blueprints]] to choose from.
| Less is More
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_LessIsMore.png}}<br />Less is More
| The greedy Royal Archivist sold most of the [[Blueprints]] to [[Traders]] and fled the [[Citadel]]. You have 2 fewer [[Blueprint]] choices.
| The greedy Royal Archivist sold most of the [[Blueprints]] to [[Traders]] and fled the [[Citadel]]. You have 2 fewer [[Blueprint]] choices.
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| Fewer [[Cornerstone]] choices.
| Fewer [[Cornerstone]] choices.
| Restrictions
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_Restrictions.png}}<br />Restrictions
| The Royal Envoy comes to you with bad news. [[The Queen]] has restricted your [[Cornerstone]] choices by 2.
| The Royal Envoy comes to you with bad news. [[The Queen]] has restricted your [[Cornerstone]] choices by 2.
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| [[Queen's Impatience]] reduced less upon gaining [[Reputation]].
| [[Queen's Impatience]] reduced less upon gaining [[Reputation]].
| Higher Expectations
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_HigherExpectations.png}}<br />Higher Expectations
| [[The Queen]] expects a lot from a Viceroy of your rank. [[Impatience]] falls by 0.5 points less for every [[Reputation]] Point you gain.
| [[The Queen]] expects a lot from a Viceroy of your rank. [[Impatience]] falls by 0.5 points less for every [[Reputation]] Point you gain.
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| More [[Resolve]] needed to gain [[Reputation]].
| More [[Resolve]] needed to gain [[Reputation]].
| Malcontents
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_Malcontents.png}}<br />Malcontents
| You took a very peculiar group of settlers with you. They seem perpetually dissatisfied. The [[Resolve]] threshold at which each species starts producing [[Reputation]] increases by 1 more point for every [[Reputation]] point they generate.
| You took a very peculiar group of settlers with you. They seem perpetually dissatisfied. The [[Resolve]] threshold at which each species starts producing [[Reputation]] increases by 1 more point for every [[Reputation]] point they generate.
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| One fewer [[Blueprint]] to choose from.
| One fewer [[Blueprint]] to choose from.
| Budget Cuts
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_BudgetCuts.png}}<br />Budget Cuts
| [[The Queen]] has visited the [[Obsidian Archives]] in person, and was dissatisfied with the amount of funding spent on expeditioins. You have one fewer initial [[Blueprint]].
| [[The Queen]] has visited the [[Obsidian Archives]] in person, and was dissatisfied with the amount of funding spent on expeditioins. You have one fewer initial [[Blueprint]].
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| Stronger [[Hunger]] penalty.
| Stronger [[Hunger]] penalty.
| Famine Outbreaks
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_FamineOutbreak.png}}<br />Famine Outbreak
| Famine outbreaks in your previous settlements have made the villagers particularly sensitive to food shortages. Every time villagers have nothing to eat during a break, they will gain two stacks of [[Hunger]] instead of one.
| Famine outbreaks in your previous settlements have made the villagers particularly sensitive to food shortages. Every time villagers have nothing to eat during a break, they will gain two stacks of [[Hunger]] instead of one.
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| Sacrifices in the [[Hearth]] costs more.
| Sacrifices in the [[Hearth]] costs more.
| Hearth Defect
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_HearthDefect.png}}<br />Hearth Defect
| The Ancient [[Hearth]] seems to have a defect. No matter how hard the firekeeper tries, sacrificed resources are burning 35% quicker.
| The Ancient [[Hearth]] seems to have a defect. No matter how hard the firekeeper tries, sacrificed resources are burning 35% quicker.
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| Pay tax for each discovered [[Glade]]
| Pay tax for each discovered [[Glade]]
| Land Tax
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_LandTax.png}}<br />Land Tax
| Taking advantage od the riches of this new land will cost you. You must pay 2 {{rl|Amber}} every time you discover a small [[Glade]], and 6 {{rl|Amber}} every time you discover a Dangerous or Forbidden [[Glade]]. Otherwise, 2 [[Villagers]] will be recalled to the [[Citadel]]
| Taking advantage od the riches of this new land will cost you. You must pay 2 {{rl|Amber}} every time you discover a small [[Glade]], and 6 {{rl|Amber}} every time you discover a Dangerous or Forbidden [[Glade]]. Otherwise, 2 [[Villagers]] will be recalled to the [[Citadel]]
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| Higher penalty from losing [[Villagers]]
| Higher penalty from losing [[Villagers]]
| The Queen's People
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Perk|Red|File:Icon_PrestigeMod_TheQueensPeople.png}}<br />The Queen's People
| For the [[Queen]], nothing is more important than her people. Losing [[Villagers]] will add 0.5 more points to her [[Impatience]]
| For the [[Queen]], nothing is more important than her people. Losing [[Villagers]] will add 0.5 more points to her [[Impatience]]
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Revision as of 15:56, 17 November 2023

You can choose between several different difficulties in Against The Storm. This page summaries their differences.

Base Difficulties

Name Embarkation Point Number of Forest Mysteries Hostility Multiplier Max Hostility
Negative Positive
Settler 0 1 2 x1 6
Pioneer -1 3 2 x1.5 9
Veteran -2 4 1 x2 16
Viceroy -2 4 1 x3 31

Prestige Difficulties

Description Modifier Explanation
More Reputation required to win. Icon PrestigeMod PrestigiousExpedition.png
Prestigious Expedition 		Only the best Viceroys can embark on a Prestigious Expidition,. You'll need to earn 4 additional Repuation Points to win. Reputation rewards are distributed differently, and Orders are harder.
The Storm Season lasts longer. Icon PrestigeMod CrumblingSeal.png
Prestigious Expedition 		One of the seals is loosening its grip, leaking darkness upon this land. Storm Season lasts 100% longer.
Blightrot appears every 3rd Clearance Season. Icon PrestigeMod BlightSwarm.png
Blight Swarm 		Large swarms of Blightrot migrate accross the realm. Every third Clearance Season, 10 Blightrot Cysts will appear in the settlement.
Blueprint rerolls cost more. Icon PrestigeMod ExpensiveLottery.png
Expensive Lottery 		The Archivist assigned to your settlement is fiercely loyal to the Loyal Court, so bribing him will be more expensive. Blueprint rerolls cost 10 Amber Amber more.
Villagers with low Resolve leave faster. Icon PrestigeMod HigherStandards.png
Higher Standards 		Villagers are less understanding than they used to be. They're probably getting a bit spoiled by now. Villagers are 100% faster to leave if they have low Resolve
Buildings costs more. Icon PrestigeMod WetSoil.png
Wet Soil 		It's particularly hard to build anything in this region. Buildings require 50% more materials.
Higher food consumption. Icon PrestigeMod Parasites.png
Parasites 		One fo the villagers was sick, and infected the rest of the settlement with a parasite. All villagers have 50% chance of eating twice as much during their break.
Villagers consume more luxury goods. Icon PrestigeMod Consumerism.png
Consumerism 		Villagers have forgotten what a modest life looks like. They want to enjoy life to the fullest. Villagers have a 50% chance to consume double the amount of luxury goods.
Villagers work slower on Events. Icon PrestigeMod Procrastination.png
Procrastination 		Villagers are reluctant to venture into Dangerous Glades. Scouts work 33% slower on Glade Events.
Goods are worth less to Traders. Icon PrestigeMod GuildOfThieves.png
Guild of Thieves or Traders? 		Traders gossip about you doing pretty well lately. All your goods are worth 50% less to traders.
Blightrot has a stronger impact. Icon PrestigeMod SinisterBlight.png
Sinister Blight 		The Blightrot's impact is stronger. [[Cyst generation rate is now increased by 100%, the Hearth corrupts +50% quicker than normal and all effects that spawn Blightrot now add twice as many Cysts.
Fewer Blueprints to choose from. Icon PrestigeMod LessIsMore.png
Less is More 		The greedy Royal Archivist sold most of the Blueprints to Traders and fled the Citadel. You have 2 fewer Blueprint choices.
Fewer Cornerstone choices. Icon PrestigeMod Restrictions.png
Restrictions 		The Royal Envoy comes to you with bad news. The Queen has restricted your Cornerstone choices by 2.
Queen's Impatience reduced less upon gaining Reputation. Icon PrestigeMod HigherExpectations.png
Higher Expectations 		The Queen expects a lot from a Viceroy of your rank. Impatience falls by 0.5 points less for every Reputation Point you gain.
More Resolve needed to gain Reputation. Icon PrestigeMod Malcontents.png
Malcontents 		You took a very peculiar group of settlers with you. They seem perpetually dissatisfied. The Resolve threshold at which each species starts producing Reputation increases by 1 more point for every Reputation point they generate.
One fewer Blueprint to choose from. Icon PrestigeMod BudgetCuts.png
Budget Cuts 		The Queen has visited the Obsidian Archives in person, and was dissatisfied with the amount of funding spent on expeditioins. You have one fewer initial Blueprint.
Stronger Hunger penalty. Icon PrestigeMod FamineOutbreak.png
Famine Outbreak 		Famine outbreaks in your previous settlements have made the villagers particularly sensitive to food shortages. Every time villagers have nothing to eat during a break, they will gain two stacks of Hunger instead of one.
Sacrifices in the Hearth costs more. Icon PrestigeMod HearthDefect.png
Hearth Defect 		The Ancient Hearth seems to have a defect. No matter how hard the firekeeper tries, sacrificed resources are burning 35% quicker.
Pay tax for each discovered Glade Icon PrestigeMod LandTax.png
Land Tax 		Taking advantage od the riches of this new land will cost you. You must pay 2 Amber Amber every time you discover a small Glade, and 6 Amber Amber every time you discover a Dangerous or Forbidden Glade. Otherwise, 2 Villagers will be recalled to the Citadel
Higher penalty from losing Villagers Icon PrestigeMod TheQueensPeople.png
The Queen's People 		For the Queen, nothing is more important than her people. Losing Villagers will add 0.5 more points to her Impatience
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